Tortoise to flatter the hares

Highlands pro driver Andrew Waite (left) and AJ Hackett Bungy transport manager Darren Schwalger with the Highlands Ferrari 488 GTB (front) and the new AJ Hackett bungy bus, which will probably be the slowest vehicle on the track at Highlands 501 in Cromwell this weekend.

The 40-seater bus will do laps of the track at lunchtime as high-speed cars whizz past, so passengers can get a feel for how fast the cars go.

Highlands chief operating officer Josie Spillane said it was hoped the bus would make the atmosphere at the track ``electric''.

Tickets for the bus could be won online or would be given away on the day to people at the event wearing Highlands or AJ Hackett merchandise.

AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand co-founder and managing director Henry van Asch said he was excited to be involved.